The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-20

dpBOIAtol IeBISiTdClOn ana election OIL
GERS, canyasses the returns and issues
certificates OF elections. 1t admit listers
also test oath to every voter; which
DISTINGUISHES all polygamists without
| trial or hearing. even those who entered
INTO polygamy before there was any law
against 1t, and those who have ceased 10
practice 1t. After thus having been
| stripped OF his rights of citizenship, a
pol gamist is tried for a crime whose
| penalty is fine and several years
| Imprisonment. But man that cobabits
with more than one woman, if he own
but one as his wife, enjoys his rights
as citizen and a member of society
While the man who is but believer in
polygamy is rot allowed to serve as q
juror, the man who, having one wife,
| lives in open and notorious adultery
with another woman, is tit to serve as g
| Juror i'll the trial of polygamist. The
| MormOus' protest, read TO the Presi-
dent. says: 1.-The cOmpan on of mis-
| tresses and harlots, secure from prose-
| cution, walk the streets in open day. No
Unit d tayes official puts spoter on
his trail, or makes an effort to drag his
deeds of shame and guilt before Judge
and jury for Investigation and punish
ment. But our families are dragged
before commissioners and grand lures
Modest women are made to answer
shamefully indecent questions as to the
sexual relation of man and women.
Attempts are made to bride men to
work up cases against their neigh bors.
Most disreputable characters are
EMPLOYED to spy into mems family
relations"
But the progress of the minority to
power is not rapid enough even by these
methods. 1t. is now proposed that all
the Mormon women shall be disfran-
chised. The corporation known as the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day
Saints is dissolved. And no religious
society is to hold property in excess of
$50, 900 in value The perpetual emigra-
Mormon emigration is to be stopped. All
grants of land made to any association,
civil or ecclesiastic, by the Utah Legis-
laturs are annulIed, and "all fraudulent
entries Upon homestead or pre- emption
claims" are to be set aside by the
Attorney-General. The laws OF the
Territory organizing the Utah militia
are repealed. A new militia is to be
formed under the''laws of the United
States" and all its general officers are
tn be appointed by the government of
the Territory. The existing election
districts and apportionments of repre-
sentation are abolished, and the gov
ernor, secretary and marshal (who are
United States offieers). are t. redls-
trict the Territory, and reapportion
tation. The council OF
the Territory of Utah is to be
appointed by the President every two
years, by and with the advice of the
Senate. The President and Senate are
to appoint all judges of the county and
probate courts, and these courts are to
appoint their clerks, recorders and
registers of deeds, wills and other
The governor and council are
to appoint all justices of the peace, all
shertfs, constaoles, and other county
and district officers. The Office of the
territorial Superintendent of schools.
created by the laws Of Utah, is abol
ished; and the governor is to appoint
commissioner of schools, who shall
exercise the powers aud duties 'of the
superintendent, and receive the same
compensation out, OF the treasuryrof the
Territory The United States marshal
and his deputies are to possess and
exercise all the powers of sheriffs and
deputies rs peace officers In the prose-
cution of polygamy or unlawful cohabl-
tation the lawful husband or wife of the
person accused shall be competent
witness. An attachment for any
witness may be issued without previous
when, en- ""the affirmation
of two credible persons, there is reason
able ground to believe such witness will |
fail to obey the summons Polygamy
is unlawful cOhabitstion." declared to |
be felony, punishment with imprison. |
ment In the penit .ntiary from one to |
five years. Prosecutions for adultery |
may be commenced at the instance of |
other persons than either the husband |
or wife. Laws recognizing the rights of
children to a distributive |
share in the estate of the father are
Every male person over 81 |
years of age shall appear before the |!
court and, if married, give the name of |
his lawful wife, and take and subscribe |
an oath that he wdlsupport the Consti-
tuition of the United States. and will |
obeb the law of 1882 and this act, in
respect to the crimes defined and for
hidden therein. -,-. s-.tse, -guE. I
This is called the Edmunds-Tucker.I
bill. But this Mr.. Tucker of Virginia
said in 1882 of the law then enacted
which was but the mild prototype of
this one:"I should be false to my sworn
duty to support the Constitution of the
United States if voted for bill which
notonly violates the Constitution, but
makes precedent of evil omen to the
liberties of the people. cannot con-
sent TO eradicate one vice by an act of
usurpation of power which might in
volye results of greater magnitude and
Importance to the happiness of the IN
ion. Given a board which is to
regulate suffrage, to hold elections, to
make returns thereof, and all this with
put appeal, and for the time being no.
200 Citizens Of the United States will be
subject to an autocratic oligarchy as alb.
solute in its authority, and capable of
achieving as much unhappiness for its
subjects by the plumber of their pro
perry, the deprivation of their liberties.
and the violation OF their Constitutional
rights, as ever existed among any peo-
pie IN ancient or modern times"
T. W. CURTIS, in the New York Stand
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